diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
index 38a912065494..d3ac43c3d0b6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
@@ -486,6 +486,19 @@ static int renesas_sdhi_select_tuning(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 static bool renesas_sdhi_check_scc_error(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 {
 	struct renesas_sdhi *priv = host_to_priv(host);
+	bool use_4tap = host->pdata->flags & TMIO_MMC_HAVE_4TAP_HS400;
+
+	/*
+	 * Skip checking SCC errors when running on 4 taps in HS400 mode as
+	 * any retuning would still result in the same 4 taps being used.
+	 */
+	if (!(host->mmc->ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_SDR104) &&
+	    !(host->mmc->ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS200) &&
+	    !(host->mmc->ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS400 && !use_4tap))
+		return false;
+
+	if (mmc_doing_retune(host->mmc))
+		return false;
 
 	/* Check SCC error */
 	if (sd_scc_read32(host, priv, SH_MOBILE_SDHI_SCC_RVSCNTL) &